Simple Scones
You don't know what you've got till it-SCONE
Ingredients
Buttermilk
195ml Milk or vegan milk
1 tsp cider vinegar
400g self-raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
65g Caster Sugar
60g butter or vegan butter
1 egg or 30ml milk + 2tbsp sugar (optional)
For Flavour Choice (see below for suggestions)
The scone recipe is fine as a plain scone, but you may want to vary the flavours
Method
Put your oven on to 200ºC/390ºF/Gas 6
Get a glass, and pour in your milk/vegan milk. Add the cider vinegar and set to one side.
Now get a bowl and add your flour, corn starch, baking powder/soda, sugar, and your butter. butter. Mix everything together with your hands to make breadcrumbs. Add in your flavouring (pictured below is cinnamon and raisins) Gradually add the milk so it all comes together. If it gets a bit sticky- add a bit more flour.
Dust a surface with some flour, tip your mixture onto the surface. Knead slightly and push flat until the mix is 1 inch thick. Use a 5cm cookie cutter to cut out your scones. Make sure you dip the cutter in flour before each cut- to stop the scones from sticking to the cookie cutter. Press straight down and do not wiggle. Place them on a lined baking tray.
Brush the egg or the milk mix over the tops of the scones to give a golden brown colour when baked. (optional)
This should make 12-15 scones, depending how many you manage to cut out. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350f/185c/gas 4 until the bottom of the scones are brown (this means they are cooked through). Leave to cool on a wire rack. Or eat warm. It's up to you.
Here is a picture of me and my mum enjoying them. You can also enjoy them with Briscoe’s Jellies Sinful Cinnamon Jelly, mmmm https://www.briscoesjellies.co.uk/
Flavour suggestions
Lemon and Ginger Scones
10g fresh ginger- grated OR 1/2 tbsp ground ginger
1 lemon (grated rind)
Cinnamon and Raisin scones
1/2 tbsp ground cinnamon
100g raisins
Lemon Raspberry scones
1 lemon (grated rind)
50g fresh raspberries
Raspberry jam (for spreading!)
Video Instructions- Youtube (Cinnamon Raisin)
